Draft:T. Eric Embry
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T. Eric Embry (June 14, 1921 – January 12, 1992) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1975 to 1985.
Embry represented the New York Times in the landmark libel case of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.
Embry ran unopposed in the 1974 general election.[1]
"In 1975, Justices Coleman, Harwood, and McCall retired at the expiration of their respective terms. Those vacant Associate Justice positions were filled by Reneau P. Almon, Janie L. Shores, and T. Eric Embry, who were all elected to their positions and who took office effective January 21, 1975".[3]
"Justice Embry retired effective September 16, 1985, and J. Gorman Houston, Jr., was appointed by Governor George Wallace to succeed him as an Associate Justice".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Don F. Wasson, "Courts Open Term With Prayer", The Montgomery Advertiser (October 8, 1974), p. 7.
- ^ "T. Eric Embry" (PDF). Judiciary of Alabama. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Alabama Appellate Courts: History of Supreme Court". Judiciary of Alabama. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
See also
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Category:1921 births
Category:1992 deaths
Category:Justices of the Supreme Court of Alabama
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